African American Artists, Encyclopedia of • ABC-CLIO

African American heritage is rich with stories of family, community, faith, love, adaptation and adjustment, grief, and suffering, all captured in a variety of media by artists intimately familiar with them. From traditional media of painting and artists such as Horace Pippin and Faith Ringgold, to photography of Gordon Parks, and new media of Sam Gilliam and Martin Puryear (installation art), the African American experience is reflected across generations and works. Eight pages of color plates and black and white images throughout the book introduce both favorite and new artists to students and adult readers alike.

A sampling of the artists included: Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett, Achamyele Debela, and Melvin Edwards.

dele jegede is professor of art history and chair of the Department of Art at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Dr. jegede, who has written on and taught courses in African American art, has also curated exhibitions on contemporary African art. His publications include Contemporary African Art: Five Artists, Diverse Trends, and Five Windows into Africa (with Patrick MacNaughton.

Reviews

"Jegede (art, Miami U., Ohio) profiles 66 black artists from the African Diaspora who have worked and lived in the US, and in many continued to do so. They work in a diverse array of media, he says, and manifest an even more diverse range of ideas, and have many profound contributions to world art and enriched the creative fabric of American culture, but who have attracted little attention either from scholars or from exhibition and gallery professionals. Eight pages of color plates illustrate, along with monochrome photographs of many of the artists."—Reference & Research Book News, May 1, 2009

"Encyclopedia of African American Artists provides a solid overview of this important facet of the American art world and has a place in most academic libraries that support art programs as well as in large public libraries."—Booklist, September 1, 2009

"This encyclopedia gives readers an idea of the broad spectrum of the African American community and its contribution to American art. Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates through faculty/researchers; general readers." —Choice, November 1, 2009

"This guide will serve a wide audience in high school, public, and academic libraries."—Lawrence Looks at Books, July 1, 2009

"Jegede offers a rigorously researched and documented yet intimate reference. His book successfully addresses a void of credible academic work on the artists covered. . . . The Encyclopedia of African American Artists is a timely and necessary resource. Entries are lucid and refreshingly accessible though academic."—Reference Reviews, September 1, 2010

Reviews

You may also like…

Native American Artists, Encyclopedia of

Arab American Artists, Encyclopedia of

Asian American Artists, Encyclopedia of

Jewish American Artists, Encyclopedia of

MORE ABOUT ABC-CLIO

SUPPORT